By: Staff
08/26/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, AUGUST 27

RESEARCH RESOURCES – 4 p.m. Digital Services Librarian from 4CLS, Brian Lee, presents program to learn about genealogy resources like ancestry.com, others. Also discusses DNA results, what to do with them. Free, all invited. Donations accepted. Springfield Library, 129 Co. Road 29A, Springfield Center. 607-264-3375 or visit www.facebook.com/4CLSSpringfieldLibrary/
PUBLIC SPEAKING – 5:30 p.m. Practice public speaking with the toastmasters. All welcome. The White House Building, The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. Call 607-547-1466 or e-mail b.fischer@fenimoreart.org.

By: Staff
08/22/2018 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, AUGUST 23

COMMUNITY PROGRAM – 6:30 p.m. Learn how the baseball card game began with Hall of Fame librarian Jim Gates in “The Origins of Trading Cards.” Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. 607-547-0600, ext. 101 or visit www.facebook.com/Woodside.Hall/
PARK WALK – 6:30 – 8 p.m. Walk through norther portion of park with Patricia Riddell Kent and Steve Kent. Visit historic building, fields, forests along Schenevus creek on mostly flat terrain. Riddell State Park, Davenport. 607-432-2114 or visit occainfo.org/calendar/a-walk-on-the-flat-side-riddell-state-park/

By: Staff
11/28/2017 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29
Give the gift of Christmas to children in need. To participate in the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program CLICK HERE!
HURRICANE RELIEF – 6-9 p.m. Walk to raise money for Hurricane victims. Admission, $3. Hunt Union Ballroom, SUNY Oneonta. Visit oneonta.campuslabs.com/engage/event/1622705
LECTURE SERIES – 12:20 p.m. Dr. Elena Chernyak presents “Intimate Partner Violence in The Former Soviet Union Societies: Risk Markers and Protective Factors.” Eaton Lounge, Bresee Hall, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Call 607-431-4865 or visit www.hartwick.edu/news/hartwicks-chernyak-present-next-faculty-lecture/

By: Staff
08/06/2017 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, AUGUST 7

JAZZ CONCERT – 7-8 p.m. Enjoy a toe-tapping concert with local favorite the “Saints Jazz Quintet Plus One.” Their range includes jazz standards like Dizieland, Blues, Bebop, and Big Band. Performing under the pavilion in Spring Park, Richfield Springs. Call Carla Eckler @ (315)858-1451.
ART RECEPTION – 5-7 p.m. Opening the “Sanctuary” art show. The Smithy, 1 Otsego Ct., Cooperstown. www.smithyarts.org

By: Staff
07/18/2017 5:00 pm
By: Staff
07/04/2017 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for WEDNESDAY, JULY 5
COMMUNITY CONCERT – 7-8.30 p.m. The “Laurie Stewart Band.” Swinging the American Standards with country, pop, and oldies. Held at the Historic Bandstand, Spring Park, Main St., Richfield Springs. www.richfieldspringschamber.org
THEATER – 7 p.m. The Glimmer Globe Theater presents William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The Fenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown. www.fenimoreartmuseum.org/A-Midsummer-Nights-Dream

By: Staff
05/27/2017 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SUNDAY, MAY 28

DOUBLE HEADER – 12:30 p.m. The Wounded Warrior Amputee Softball Team face off against 1st the Cooperstown Fire Dept. and then a team of representatives from the sponsors of the game. Doubleday Field, Cooperstown. Info, woundedwarrioramputeesoftballteam.org/event/cooperstown-ny/
PADDLE BOARD DEMOS – 10 a.m.-3 p.m. If you’ve ever wanted to try stand-up paddling, here’s your chance. Free. General Clinton Park, 2507 Hinkley Ln., Bainbridge. Info, www.canoeregatta.org/SUP.html

By: Staff
04/26/2017 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, APRIL 27

INSPIRATION WORKSHOP – 6:30 p.m. Work with Linda Foote to create your own Inspiration/Vision Board to help you visualize your path to your ideal life. Woodside Hall, 1 Main St., Cooperstown. Info, Karen Cadwalader, LCSW @ (607)547-0600 or visit www.facebook.com/Woodside.Hall
BLOOD DRIVE – Noon-5 p.m. Celebration Room, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, www.redcross.org

By: Staff
03/08/2017 5:00 pm
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, MAR. 9

HISTORY LECTURE– 7-9 p.m. “Pottery Connects Us: The Social Value of Pottery and Hopi Cultural Heritage” by Karen K. Charley, a traditional Hopi potter, and Lea S. McChesney, a cultural anthropologist. Slade Theater, Hartwick College, Oneonta. Info, Katherine O’Donnell, o_donnellk@hartwick.edu
GALLERY OPENING – 4 p.m. Featuring the work of students of Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute. Free admission. McCulley Gallery, 14 Cottage Place, Utica. Info, www.mwpai.org/view/exhibitions/prattmwp-student-gallery-openings/323/prattmwp-student-gallery-opening

By: Staff
01/26/2017 4:00 am
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, JAN. 26

DISCUSSION – 7-8 p.m. Dinner and a Panel discussion “Know Your Rights.” Chesebro Room, Dewar Hall, Hartwick College, Harwick Dr., Oneonta. Info, www.hartwick.edu/news/hartwick-college-celebrates-king-jr-civil-rights-heritage-month/
CONFERENCE – 8:30-10 a.m. Local manufacturers and training providers meet to discuss goals to ensure there is a trained workforce in the county to meet employers needs. Reservation required. Foothills Performing Arts Center, 24 Market St., Oneonta. Info, Barbara Ann Heegan, President/CEO Otsego County Chamber of commerce, (607)432-4500 ext. 202 or email baheegan@otsegocc.com

By: Staff
01/23/2017 4:00 am
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for MONDAY, JAN. 23

SPAGHETTI DINNER – 5-7 p.m. Enjoy homemade sauce, sausage and meatballs, and more. Take out available. Adults $10, Children 12 and under $8. Support Boy Scout Troop 1254. Cooperstown Vets Club, 60 Main St, Cooperstown.
ART EXHIBIT – “Celestial/Terrestrial” featuring the works of Alexandra Davis and Jill Parisi opens. Runs thru March 17. Martin-Mullen Art Gallery, Fine Arts Gallery, 106 Fine Arts, SUNY Oneonta, 108 Ravine pkwy, Oneonta. Info, www.oneonta.edu/academics/art/gallery/gallery.html
STRESSBUSTERS – 6:30-7:30 p.m. Monthly class giving you the tools for self-care and empowerment. Huntington Memorial Library, 62 Chestnut St., Oneonta. Info, hmloneonta.org/calendar/
DRAWING GROUP – 7-9 p.m. Come practice drawing with a live model. $10 donation. To attend call the Cooperstown Art Association, (607)547-9777
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By: Staff
12/22/2016 4:00 am
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, DEC. 22

TOASTMASTERS MEETING – 6-7 p.m. Improve speaking and leadership skills and have fun in supportive Toastmasters club. Green Earth Natural Foods, 4 Market St., Oneonta. Info, oneonta.toastmastersclubs.org
SOUTHSDIE MALL SANTA – 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Southside Mall, 5006 State Highway 23, Oneonta.
COOPERSTOWN SANTA – 1-4 p.m. Christmas Cottage, Pioneer Park, Cooperstown. Info, cooperstownchamber.org/santas-house-in-cooperstown/